Guest Steve-UK Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Yeah, I know this is the 2003 Server newsgroup but there doesn't seem to be a specific one for 2008 yet that I can find. This Beta is totally rubbish. I mean it is appallingly bad. I don't expect Betas to work 100% but I expect them to actually do something useful, otherwise why bother with them? First clue this thing might not be of any practical use was the build number: 6001 - isn't that just one along from the Vista RTM? I booted it up, and was presented with Server Manager, which is an integrated MMC for common management tasks. I clicked on "Add Features" and added in what I thought were some fairly innocuous features, consisting of the "Desktop Experience" (Vista GUI add-ons), the admin tools (not the actual services, just the tools) including the IIS admin tool, and a few other minor bits and pieces and after a total age (on a quad-core PC with 4GB of RAM and a SAS 15,000rpm drive) it asks me to re-boot. So I restart the computer and then I'm presented with about 20 different error messages. Server Manager is dead at this point, every time I try to do anything, MMC crashes and I can get no further with it. There are no other additional admin tools installed over and above what Vista has, despite my supposedly installing them. Not one to give up, I tried installing Adobe Reader 8.1 for Vista on it. The installation crashes with a .NET Framework error message. I can't use the MMC anymore so I go to the Run box and type in dcpromo - after a couple of minutes I'm presented with some fantastically complex error message. Basically this Beta is completely useless. I can't get it to do the most simple of tasks. It's just basically a broken version of Vista RTM with a few things added into it that don't work. And the RTM is supposed to be coming out in February? Steve. MCSA+Messaging 2003
Guest Kevinm Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Server 2008 Beta 3 is CRAP Steve, Do you have a question or a point with this posting or were you just using the newsgroups as your blog space, and posting your review? Cheers Kevinm -- ~Kevinm WLKMMAS [x-MVP] "Steve-UK" <SteveUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:245BB98F-327B-4AEB-AD29-BC2C2CD01FD9@microsoft.com... Yeah, I know this is the 2003 Server newsgroup but there doesn't seem to be a specific one for 2008 yet that I can find. This Beta is totally rubbish. I mean it is appallingly bad. I don't expect Betas to work 100% but I expect them to actually do something useful, otherwise why bother with them? First clue this thing might not be of any practical use was the build number: 6001 - isn't that just one along from the Vista RTM? I booted it up, and was presented with Server Manager, which is an integrated MMC for common management tasks. I clicked on "Add Features" and added in what I thought were some fairly innocuous features, consisting of the "Desktop Experience" (Vista GUI add-ons), the admin tools (not the actual services, just the tools) including the IIS admin tool, and a few other minor bits and pieces and after a total age (on a quad-core PC with 4GB of RAM and a SAS 15,000rpm drive) it asks me to re-boot. So I restart the computer and then I'm presented with about 20 different error messages. Server Manager is dead at this point, every time I try to do anything, MMC crashes and I can get no further with it. There are no other additional admin tools installed over and above what Vista has, despite my supposedly installing them. Not one to give up, I tried installing Adobe Reader 8.1 for Vista on it. The installation crashes with a .NET Framework error message. I can't use the MMC anymore so I go to the Run box and type in dcpromo - after a couple of minutes I'm presented with some fantastically complex error message. Basically this Beta is completely useless. I can't get it to do the most simple of tasks. It's just basically a broken version of Vista RTM with a few things added into it that don't work. And the RTM is supposed to be coming out in February? Steve. MCSA+Messaging 2003
Guest Jupiter Jones [MVP] Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Server 2008 Beta 3 is CRAP "Yeah, I know this is the 2003 Server newsgroup" Actually, you don't know. This is a server general newsgroup, for all servers of which 2003 is only one. Do not male any more of the build number than it is. Your assumption about the relationship with Windows Vista is wrong,. February is a long ways away, Assuming your information about February RTM is correct, 6 months is a long time even for a Beta. If you post details of the error messages in a new thread, someone may be able to give you a solution. But first make sure your hardware meets all the requirements of Server 2008. If the manufacturers are unclear or do not know, assume not compatible. -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org "Steve-UK" <SteveUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:245BB98F-327B-4AEB-AD29-BC2C2CD01FD9@microsoft.com... > Yeah, I know this is the 2003 Server newsgroup but there doesn't > seem to be a > specific one for 2008 yet that I can find. > > This Beta is totally rubbish. I mean it is appallingly bad. I > don't expect > Betas to work 100% but I expect them to actually do something > useful, > otherwise why bother with them? > > First clue this thing might not be of any practical use was the > build > number: 6001 - isn't that just one along from the Vista RTM? > > I booted it up, and was presented with Server Manager, which is an > integrated MMC for common management tasks. I clicked on "Add > Features" and > added in what I thought were some fairly innocuous features, > consisting of > the "Desktop Experience" (Vista GUI add-ons), the admin tools (not > the actual > services, just the tools) including the IIS admin tool, and a few > other minor > bits and pieces and after a total age (on a quad-core PC with 4GB of > RAM and > a SAS 15,000rpm drive) it asks me to re-boot. So I restart the > computer and > then I'm presented with about 20 different error messages. > > Server Manager is dead at this point, every time I try to do > anything, MMC > crashes and I can get no further with it. There are no other > additional > admin tools installed over and above what Vista has, despite my > supposedly > installing them. > > Not one to give up, I tried installing Adobe Reader 8.1 for Vista on > it. > The installation crashes with a .NET Framework error message. > > I can't use the MMC anymore so I go to the Run box and type in > dcpromo - > after a couple of minutes I'm presented with some fantastically > complex error > message. > > Basically this Beta is completely useless. I can't get it to do the > most > simple of tasks. It's just basically a broken version of Vista RTM > with a > few things added into it that don't work. > > And the RTM is supposed to be coming out in February? > > Steve. > MCSA+Messaging 2003
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